Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer / SC Cleared / 6 Month Contract/ Inside IR35 / £550 / Hybrid / Milton Keynes

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure with a focus on high availability, performance, and resilience. This role provides advanced technical leadership across routing, switching, firewall administration, and network security operations. The engineer serves as an escalation point for complex issues involving Cisco switching platforms, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), and Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, ensuring the network reliably supports business operations.
Experience in support and design in highly secure environments.
Cisco Switching, Routing, Security and wireless technologies
Network Protocols TCP/IP, BGP, ICMP, OSPF, IPSEC
Cisco ASA Firewall Administration and design
Cisco Firepower ( NGFW)
Palo Alto Firewall administration.
Knowledge of Virtual Environments and virtual network solutions,(ie VMWare )
Experience in Cisco ISE and PRIME
BIG IP F5 Administration  Configuration – LTM, ASM
Network Monitoring PRTG
Cisco ACI
Azure  AWS experience

Desirable:

Experience of working within a variety of ITIL4 environments.
Knowledge of IT Service Management toolsets ie Service Now
Key performance reporting and documentation
Stakeholder Management
Leadership skills

The role requires the successful candidate to be onsite 3 days per week